San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-07
]. s. KILLIAN, The Leading Dry Goods Dealer,
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PERSONAL.

Hofheinz' new hotel building is going up
rapidly.
DIR. Roberts came over from Lockhart
Sunday.
Ex-sheriff Bugg, we regret to- say is in a
bad state of health.
Mr.. Appollos Miles is expected home
from college this week. l
We regret to learn of the death this
m ,rning Of Mr.. Phillips, sr.
DR.. Combs has beer at Blanco City on
professional business for some days
Bill Lock was injured seriously the other
day by fall from the oars at Austin.
Mr.. Lennie Holland, who has been absent
at Luling for some time, has returned.
Mr.. Lightfoot, ST., from Kentucky, is
visiting his children in Texas, and was in
town on Friday.
Hon. Geo. T. McGehee has returned
home to stay, the Legislature having ad-
journed on Monday.
David Combs hns returned from the In
dian Territory. We have not learned the
result of his mission.
G. w. Mann has gone to Falls county to
seek better opening for business Mr.
Balduff is also among the absent.
Mrs. G.. G. Reed, who left here few
weeks ago for Arkansas for her health, we
learn, died soon after reaching there.
Our old friend. Squire Heaton, is here,
and will 90 to Austin to look after his pen
sion AZ a soldier of the Mexican war.
Rev. w. d. Beverly, the Baptist Minis.
ter at this place, is conducting O revival
meeting in Austin the present week.
We regret to learn that Mr.. E. P Ray
nolds has been confined to his room for
some days. We hope for his speedy re-
covery.
Miss Annie Durham (that hath familiar
sound in San Marcos y of Blanco county,
is visiting her namesake and cousin, Mrs,
Daniel,
Uncle Jo. Burleson was in town this week
in attendance on the meeting OF the Farm
ers' City Alliance, of which he is the Presi-
dent. and made the FREE PRESS a pleasant
call ia1a.i; 49,
Hon. l.. A. Abercrombie of Huntsville, a
member of the State Senate, accompanied
by Mrs. A. q, took in our town en- route from
Austin home, and he expressed himself as
delighted with the place and surroundings.
Mr.. J. G. Rogers informs us that his new
pasture fence, as yet incomplete, has al
ready been cut in one place. Whoever did
it is perhaps not aware of the very serious
character of the offence.
There was n church social at the residence
of Mrs. Mathews on Monday night, to
which we acknowledge an invitation, but
circumstances we could not control pre-
vented our attendance. No doubt it was
pleasant affair.
We have failed to notice the recent inn
provements about Assembly Hill Mr..
Mackin has painted his dwelling very hand
somely. One of the brothers Agee has
built q new house near by in which he is
residing and Mr.. Garth is arranging to
builc Just opposite.
Friend McNaughton of the Kyle Times,
says truly that good part of his patronage
comes from San Marcos. Such being the
fact he should not he so unjust to our town
as he has been for some weeks past. He
should beware of the fate of Cashel and
McLemore, and not initiate their policy.
We acknowledge q pleasant call yesterday
from O number of young ladies and gentle
men from Dripping Springs. We regret
that being on the eve of taking the train for
Austin we failed to note down the names OF
our visitors. We hope they will all call
again, and we promise to do better next
time They were all members of the Far
| mers' Alliance,